Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a general exploratory review of perception and image in hospitality … and tourism. The paper considers the nature of perception and image and how they can affect buying behaviour for … and image and how these can be manifested. A model is elucidated which might help to explain purchase decision making for …

establishments which provide accommodation and food: namely inns and hotels. This personal mental portrayal contributes to the image … seeks to explore some of ways in which the image of inns and hotels is expressed in fictional literature, so as to better …

of how technology is used to check images. Findings – A clear pattern to image formation is clear when image … image‐validation, it is hoped that DMOs and hotels will use the more generic sites to allow past customers to upload their … media, specific research into image validation is very limited, as far as the author is aware.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the destination image of Mongolia held by actual and potential … quantitative research was undertaken in order to understand the image of Mongolia held by actual and potential tourists and how … travel blogs. Findings – Destination image plays an important role in determining whether a destination will be visited or …

economic crisis affect the image of Portugal as a tourist destination? What were the answers and lessons learned?” from TAP … payments. Findings – The image of Portugal as a tourist destination was not affected. Portugal managed to use the increase in …

are briefly reviewed and reasons for the failure of this approach outlined. An alternative way of protecting image and …